Request for the opening of a monitoring procedure in respect of Hungary

Amendment No. 5 | Doc. 13229 | 24 June 2013

Signatories:

Mr Pedro AGRAMUNT, Spain, EPP/CD ; Mr Viorel Riceard BADEA, Romania, EPP/CD ; Mr Agustín CONDE, Spain, EPP/CD ; Mr David DAVIES, United Kingdom, EDG ; Ms Ismeta DERVOZ, Bosnia and Herzegovina, EPP/CD ; Mr Erich Georg FRITZ, Germany, EPP/CD ; Ms Pelin GÜNDEŞ BAKIR, Turkey, EDG ; Mr Gabino PUCHE, Spain, EPP/CD ; Mr Luigi VITALI, Italy, EPP/CD

Origin

2013 - Third part-session

In the draft resolution, paragraph 1, replace the last sentence with the following sentence:

"In this regard the Assembly supports the fact that the on-going dialogue continues between the European Commission for Democracy through Law (Venice Commission) and the Hungarian Government."

Explanatory note

Over the past almost three years, the Venice Commission has adopted 12 opinions regarding Hungarian constitutional reform. The Hungarian Government has established or amended a national law pursuant to the guidelines provided by the VC or another body of the Council of Europe.